Decorating with Children's Artwork: Simple Garland
Playful and perfect for all year round!
you'll need Materials
- Child’s artwork (Make sure it is something that they are okay with being cut up or make something for this purpose.)
- Circle punch OR milk jug cap, pencil/eraser and scissors
- Lick & stick stickers
- Glue
- Twine
- Scissors
- Cardstock
Directions
- Punch out circles out of your artwork. If you don’t have access to a punch, flip the artwork over, trace a circle using a milk jug cap and cut it out.
- Punch additional circles out of the blank cardstock.
- Put your circle stickers in the centre.
- Take 2 punched circles and glue them together, with your twine in between. (As seen in the photograph.) This is an opportunity to explore patterns on your garland.
- Allow your garland to dry overnight and then hang it on your wall, tree or wrap a gift with it! Wouldn’t this be great to decorate a children’s bedroom?
Purpose
- Re-imagining items
- Finding economical ways to celebrate with paper
- Thinking of others
Safety Notes
- Exercise care when using scissors. Use with adult supervision.
- String, cord etc. can be a strangulation hazard, thus they are not meant for play and should be used with supervision.
